(04 May 2021, 8:15 pm)Malarkey wrote I don't understand how your X74 would be able to serve the via points let alone be viable

(04 May 2021, 8:47 pm)MurdnunoC wrote It doesn't even serve Lambton Village or Low Fell either.

(04 May 2021, 8:52 pm)Malarkey wrote Bloody disgusting I will have to put a complaint in with the local brass for those respective areas

(05 May 2021, 8:37 am)V514DFT wrote Would there be any demand for doing something with the X39 to Blyth

(05 May 2021, 9:42 am)Micheal Aaron wrote I think the X39 is more of a cobalt Express for afternoon and morning. I'd love to see the X39 extended to Blyth. Another X Lines Route

(05 May 2021, 10:47 am)V514DFT wrote Thats what i was thinking funnily enough,i'd even argue possibly only Key stops along the Coast Road,so Corner House,Chillingham Road Junction,Station Road,Battle Hill (around the corner from the Petrol Station), Coastway Shopping Centre (Coast Road Stop), Willington Square,Silverlink,Norham Road,Westminster Avenue,,N.T.G.H,Whitley Bay Morrisons,Whitley Bay,Whitley Bay Playhouse,Whitley Bay Cemetry,Old Hartley/Hartley,Seaton Sluice,Blyth Community Hospital,Blyth Bus Station

(05 May 2021, 7:57 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote Gone are the days arriva used to run tons of bus services. You could get from Dinnington to Whitley Bay by one bus. Newcastle to Cramlington had at least way more than 10 services going there

(05 May 2021, 9:36 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote I'm going back to when bargin bus was in. Dudley and Annitsford had tons of services. I remember the 40/41/42/43/43A/101/350/351/X42/X43 amongst others

(05 May 2021, 9:36 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote I'm going back to when bargin bus was in. Dudley and Annitsford had tons of services. I remember the 40/41/42/43/43A/101/350/351/X42/X43 amongst others

(05 May 2021, 7:57 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote Gone are the days arriva used to run tons of bus services. You could get from Dinnington to Whitley Bay by one bus. Newcastle to Cramlington had at least way more than 10 services going there

Having lived in Hazlerigg for 30 years I cant ever remember a direct bus from Dinnington to whitley. The 44 only went as far as Hazlerigg. The 44b ran by 0k on behalf oif the PTE went to dinniginton.  I do agree with what your saying about arriva cutting back though

(05 May 2021, 4:14 pm)Storx wrote Don't really see the point in it me. It's pretty much just the 308 bar it misses 4 stops or so. Also there's 9 buses an hour along Hillheads Road in Whitley yet Monkseaton 1/2 mile to the North doesn't have a bus service to Newcastle at all. Also there's no demand for another bus North of Whitley. They carry fresh air all day half the time and there's again 9 buses at the top end of Sluice already and the X7 will be quicker regardless.

The 44 then X8/X9 never remember which one it was done it for a bit aswell and was scrapped as there's no demand plus the GNE coach express for a bit X5'something I believe it was. The Metro will always be quicker on the Coast and more reliable aswell.

(06 May 2021, 12:02 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote Tbh running a service from Airport or Dinnington to Whitly Bay would be a decent service and to see if they can find a route where it can keep to its time

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TBF i think it was the only route that Northumbria ran in to the city then out to another destination as one route. Bit like stagecaoch i suppose. Cant think of any arriva do now and cant see them doing it in the future.

(07 May 2021, 8:02 am)RMF1254 wrote Northumbria also ran the the 46 from Whitley Bay to Gosforth (Polwarth  Drive) via Shiremoor and Newcastle. Early on they ran the 601 or 602 from Killingworth to Hexham.

(07 May 2021, 8:55 am)Rob44 wrote Ah yes I remember the 46. Never knew about the killingworth to hexham route though. Cheers

(07 May 2021, 11:00 am)Ex-conductor wrote I can confirm that the Killingworth to Hexham service ran weekdays, every 30 minutes and was numbered 601 and 602, depending on the route it took in Hexham. Another service which you might not have known, and introduced on deregulation day was the 604/X64, again operating every 30 minutes, from North Shields - Backworth - Killingworth - Newcastle - Blaydon - Prudhoe, with variation within Prudhoe. On Sundays service 604 operated hourly, and certain journeys were extended to Stocksfield. The timetable indicated that certain Sunday journeys may continue to Hexham, although this never happened.